Releasing contributor lists should come before voting
Editorial argues public disclosure of campaign contributors should occur before elections. It notes the bond vote for a second high school, funded by contributions from both sides, and criticizes opponents for withholding their donor lists until after December 31. It urges transparency to empower voters.
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Notable historical events on January dates through the years
A condensed chronology lists Open Door trade move in 1900 by John Hay, 1492 Spain surrender to Isabella and Ferdinand, 1788 Georgia ratifies the Constitution, 1893 first adhesive stamps, 1921 KDKA radio church service, 1929 Niagara Falls accord, 1935 Hauptmann trial, 1942 Manila falls, 1960 Kennedy declares run, 1965 Jets sign Namath, 1974 55 mph speed limit, 1983 Annie closes, 1993 Nakasone Reagan talks markets, 1990s Dow above 2800, 1997 Giuliani inaugural energy and crime focus.
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China
Spain
Ferdinand II
Isabella
Georgia
U.S
U.S. Postal Service
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Calvary Episcopal Church
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
Bruno Hauptmann
Flemington
N.J
Charles
Anne Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Manila
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
New York Jets
University of Alabama
Joe Namath
Nixon
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Reagan
Los Angeles
Wall Street
New York City
Rudolph Giuliani
Postmaster address update notice published
Lawrence Journal-World prints a standard postal notice directing readers to send address changes to the newspaper staff at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 US postal authority and circulation bureau memberships noted as AP and ABC.
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Rayburn admired by Gingrich as unpretentious model
Wright’s journals reveal former Speaker Sam Rayburn as Gingrich’s ideal, a contrast to Wright and Foley. Rayburn, a frugal, demagoguery-free figure, embodied honor and mutual respect in Congress, unlike today’s loud partisan clashes.
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Tip O’neill
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McGovernicks
Joseph McCarthy
Cleve Bailey
West Virginia
Chet Holifield
California
Personal responsibility and political blame in 1995
A critical essay argues that Americans have become a nation of victims citing angry white males as pivotal in the 1994 and 1995 political shift. It links talk radio and figures like Limbaugh Buchanan and Clinton to a culture of grievance, urging a New Year’s vow of personal accountability.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Hillary
Tammy Wynette
Newt Gingrich
Phil Gramm
Limbaugh
America
Chechnya
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Dr. Simpson
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Burkina
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Ukraine
Belarus
Armenia
Georgia
Stan
Alma-Ata
Africa
Cher
Geography keeps changing says Howard Kleinberg
In a reflective column Howard Kleinberg traces how place names shift over time from Chechnya to Checheno-Ingushetia and beyond. He notes archival confusion from 1980s maps and encyclopedias, and laments outdated geography lessons that miss evolving borders and identities across former Soviet territories.
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